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Prisons

Ward: Pardoning simple Alabama marijuana offenses “won’t have an impact”

The director of the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles said fewer than 100 people are in state prison solely on marijuana charges.

October 13, 2022

The SPLC said the strike "demonstrates the understandable frustration of those incarcerated and their desire to be heard."

October 13, 2022

A video showed a correctional officer beating a 44-year-old incarcerated individual on the roof of Elmore Correctional Facility.

October 11, 2022

Work stoppages are declining but five of 14 major correctional facilities still remain on general strike.

October 11, 2022

FDA should let adults be adults and withdraw the proposed ban.

October 10, 2022

Corey Griffin, a 45-year-old incarcerated man at the facility, was found unresponsive in facility showers on Wednesday.

October 7, 2022

Since Sept. 27, at least eight incarcerated men have died in Alabama prisons, according to statements from ADOC and the Jefferson County coroner.

October 6, 2022

The complaint comes after the dismissal of two pro-union workers at the GE Aviation Auburn plant, one of whom is a pregnant mother.

October 5, 2022

According to the indictment, Norris kneed a man multiple times in the abdomen, causing him injury.

October 4, 2022

The majority of correctional facilities are seeing at least a partial return to work by incarcerated individuals.

October 4, 2022